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In 1989, Susan Smith, a confidential FBI informant, developed a secret affair with agent Mark Putnham during his investigation of a bank robber. After Putnham transferred, he ended the relationship, but Smith pursued him. Upon his return, she accused him of fathering her child and threatened to ruin his career and marriage unless he abandoned his wife.
In June 1996, a gunman attacked a church in Northern Virginia, taking a hostage and threatening to detonate the building. Prosecutors examined the case within the U.S. judicial system, focusing on the legal proceedings and challenges faced during the investigation.
FBI agent Margot Bennett was trapped in a church by her husband Jean, an FBI agent who had plotted a deadly scheme involving corruption. The confrontation ended in gunfire, leading to their conviction.
A 13-year-old boy in New Mexico was killed in a drive-by shooting allegedly committed by Thomas Acee, an FBI agent’s son, with Michael Flores as his accomplice. Acee, who had planned to evade capture, died in jail months after the incident.
Heather Stevens' home invasion led to her husband being chained and threatened with an explosive device, demanding access to her bank vault. FBI investigators noted the attack's psychological coercion, part of a Tennessee-based scheme led by Douglas Roy Dagel, who used fake explosives to extort bank managers before his capture and subsequent jailhouse suicide.
FBI Director Kash Patel faces Capitol Hill scrutiny over the Charlie Kirk assassination investigation, his social media posts, and unresolved questions about Jeffrey Epstein's files. Senators pressed him on political violence, social media's role, and FBI transparency, with Law&Crime's Jesse Weber reporting key developments.
In 1994, Air Force veteran Andy Gasper was found stabbed to death in his truck with no weapon or witnesses. A love triangle involving his wife Cheryl and friend Randall Knight led to Knight's arrest and acquittal. A cold case review later uncovered new evidence implicating both Knight and Cheryl's deception.
The FBI's crime laboratory offers behind-the-scenes insight into forensic analysis. A true crime podcast invites listeners to act as lead detectives, exploring unsolved cases through investigative content.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the FBI investigated Omega 7, an anti-Castro Cuban exile group linked to embassy bombings and activist executions in New York and Miami. Agents used advanced techniques to identify a mysterious voice behind threats as violence escalated to murder, culminating in a pursuit of a bomb-maker hiding explosives in the city.
The Macheteros, a clandestine Puerto Rican liberation group, were accused of orchestrating violent acts of terror, prompting an FBI investigation into their alleged criminal activities. The case highlights the agency's efforts to address organized violence linked to separatist movements.
Two Bosnian sisters vanished in Chicago suburbs, sparking an investigation into a serial killer. Over years, escalating crimes and evasive tactics frustrated authorities. An unassuming man, linked to a young girl’s murder via critical evidence, became the focal point. Despite lacking witnesses, law enforcement ultimately connected the clues, leading to his arrest.